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By Peter Marsh, James Maasdorp and Simon Smale

Live: 'Disease detectives only': Deputy Chief Medical Officer says police won't be able to see your data in tracing app

Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Nick Coatsworth has said only disease detectives — not police — will have access to data from the coronavirus contact tracing app, released only when state authorities inform a user of a positive COVID-19 infection.

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